Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Biggest Irony, NSA Has No Idea: Where Is Edward Snowden?

Irony of Irony: The NSA and the rest of the Govt Alphabets keeps track on all of us, but can't keep track of its big whistle-blower leaker! m/

Where Is Edward Snowden? - Emerging Europe Real Time - WSJ
June 25, 2013 By Paul Sonne and Alexander Kolyandr


For two days, a single question has dominated headlines around the globe: Where in the world is Edward Snowden? Here’s what we know so far and how:
Sunday, June 23
• A few minutes after 4 a.m. eastern standard time, Hong Kong’s government releases a statement saying Mr. Snowden left the country on June 23 “on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel.” The statement does not say where he went.
• WikiLeaks releases a series of statements on Twitter, first counting down the minutes to Mr. Snowden’s touch-down in Moscow and later confirming his Aeroflot flight number and arrival at Sheremetyevo Airport. The group says Mr. Snowden is travelling with WikiLeaks representative Sarah Harrison.
• Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño writes on Twitter: “The Government of Ecuador has received an asylum request from Edward J. #Snowden.”
• The flight from Hong Kong touches down in Moscow just after 9 a.m. eastern-standard time. Journalists watching the flow of passengers departing the plane at Sheremetyevo Airport can’t find Mr. Snowden. He’s not visible at the capsule hotel connected to the terminal. ...
-it gets curiouser at the link-
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